The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-17

his house, which adds very mnch to its |
appearance.
Last Wednesday the marriage of |
Miss Helen Hardness Of jackson town
ship to William Fl. Potty of the same
place took place. The ceremony was
performed by Judge harrington of En-
poTia. The bride is one of Badger
creeks best young ladies, The groom
is highly spoken of where he is best
known. They will settle down to the
duties and enjoymentS of farm life,
having rented B. Lafferty's farm. It
is the best wishes of host of warm
friends that their future lives may be
prosperous and their bright dreams of
happiness fully realized.
The majority OF the people of Pack
son township, will Just say,
are in favor Of more railroads, since
the bonds carried in Emporia township
and city for the great stockyards to be
located there. If the citizens of Lyon
the matter into consideration, how
much more benefit they would receive
by having those yards located there.
In the first place there would be at
least from three hundred to ten thou
sand head Of cattle and hogs in the
yards the year around. And as farm
| ers, just look, what market it would
be for hay and corn; for the stock must
have feed, and we would have a ready
market for all the surplus hay and
grain We could spare. So it is our duty
as enterprising citizens to put our
/ shoulder to the wheel and encourage
everything that will benefit the farm
ers as well as the city of Emporia. In
the first place there is mistaken idea
held by a great many people of the
county that by voting bonds for these
new railroads it will only build up En-
poria. That isn't so. 1t builds up the
county just as fast as the city, for if
the people of the county fail don't it
| effect the city? Therefore, we must
work in conjunction with one another,
and then we are on the way to prosper
/ ity. We cannot sit still and expect
these roads, which they intend to
build, to come to EmpOria without a
last effort on the part of the citizens of
Lyon county to encourage them. We
will get left if we stay in the same old
rut. We must get out and throw out
some inducements and not let let this
present opportunity pass by for these
four railroads, and let them pass around
or go by. We can never have bet
ter chance to avail ourselves
by voting bonds to build these roads
!
you any poorer than you are to-day, for
every acre of land that is in the county
will increase in value over One-third in
valuation, and the city will double its
| population in less than five years. We
must work for home first and the world
afterward, and secure these roads.
With four new roads and the four that
we have, it will make an outlet to all
parts of the union, and competition is
the life of trade. Then you will see
capital coming in and factories build
/ ing up and furnishing work to thou
sands of men and labOrerers, and it
will make market for all produce
that is grown for miles around.
Messrs. Riggs and Parkman of En-
poria were out and discussed the bond
and railroad question and showed up
the figures. AS it is the people
of Lyon county paid more taxes
in the year of 1870 on the same land as
they did in 1886, and the same land is
worth double its valuation to-day. With
railroad bonds of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars they pay less tax.
So you see by voting the bonds and
securing those two main trunk lines it
will invite and encourage emigration to
our county and the population will in
crease and the burden of tax be so
light that you would not feel that you
had ever voted bond. 1t is fact
that can't be denied that if it was not
for railroads that come into Kansas
this country to-day would be a vast
plain. So say if we had no railroads
to enter this American desert. which
it was once called, it would not be set
tied up for the next hundred years to
come.
The time has come and do not let US
be deceived. Let us go to the election
and cast a vote for every road that
may enter Lyon county, and let none
pass around, as this is our last oppor-
tunity to secure these roads.
Twas always opposed. to voting bonds
till the present time, as stood in my
own light, and have discussed the
question with the most influential cit
liens of Jackson township and men of
wealth who are large taxpayers, and
they are in favor of voting bonds for
all roads that may enter Lyon county,
and it is our duty to encourage every
proposition that will enhance the valu-
ton of the farmers property through
out the county, and then we are on the
way to prosperity.
| ROYAL LAFFERTY.